# IN BRIEF: Senior diplomat on NATO infrastructure moving north and Russia’s response

https://mins.news/en/item/40187

- TASS, 2026-09-01 11:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2180387

> Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said NATO military activity and the northward movement of its infrastructure are turning the Arctic into a zone of military confrontation. Russia is factoring NATO-related risks at sea, on land and in the air into its military planning, while pursuing cooperation with countries interested in the Northern Sea Route and Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor.

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